I was putting on my gear to leave and just noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye. Too late to stop it but at least I managed to jump out of the way, impact speed about 3mph. The owner was in the sports centre so the handbrake either wasn't applied or it failed.

He was very apologetic and his insurance company have just authorised repairs so it should be ok.

The bike came out of it quite well. Bent brake lever & footrest and some cosmetic damage to a few bits but nothing that stopped me riding it home. It was on its side for half an hour until we could find the owner of the car and when we righted the bike it fired up first time no fluid leaks at all.

A guy witnessed the incident and the bike starting, he now wants to buy one.

This just proves TWO points that I have always espoused - ONE - Never trust a car that features part of a tow chain for a logo ...... and TWO - A Royal Enfield will always get you home! I'm sad that the bike got whacked - but glad that it "did the Enfield" and started right back up once upright. I'm also glad that the fellow had paid up insurance to cover the damage for you.